In Depth Review of the Praxis Zayante Cranks

New on our team bikes for 2017 are the Zayante road cranks. These sleek looking cranks have been popping up all over the cycling media and getting rave reviews from outlets like BikeRadar, Cycling Weekly, and CyclingNews. Now that I’ve had them on my bike for 6 months, it’s time to add my in-depth review into the mix.

I can’t start talking about the cranks withought first talking about Praxis as a company. They’re based in Santa Cruz and have been around for 10 years. They’re known in the area as the hippest and raddest company around. These guys know what they’re doing, and they know how to ride. They are exactly the kind of company I feel great about supporting.

The Praxis Zayante crank is the type of touch added to a bike that shows you know what you’re riding and you know what’s good. Any discerning roadside critic will know you’ve specifically chosen this crank over one of the cranks normally spec’d on a bike from the factory. It has the cool factor going for it.

Nothing beats a wide tubeless tire on a wide tubeless carbon rim

The hollow forged cranks have a 30 mm spindle and a wide bearing stance that makes the crank super stiff. They come with a few different chainring options, including the mid-compact 52/36 set up. That’s what I went with, and I think it’s what everyone should be riding. When paired with an 11-28 cassette, you will have a wide enough gear range to tackle anything on pavement. The LevaTime chainrings are the best aftermarket rings on the market, hands down. Shifting is crisp and precise when set up on the SRAM eTap group of my team bike.

Installing our @praxisworks Zayante + Power cranks today. A full crankset with a @4iiiicom left crank arm powermeter that retails for $530!

In a world that sees top-shelf bike parts getting more and more expensive each year, the Zayante crank is refreshingly easy on your wallet. The crank alone retails for $240. The crank with a 4iiii left arm powermeter, the option that all the guys on the team are running, retails for $530. That’s right, $530 for the crank and a high end powermeter. That’s awesome. Add a M30 bottom bracket for a BB86 bike for $45 more and you’ll be ready to rip!

In summary, these cranks are light, stiff, affordable, look good, and come from a rad company. Check them out and buy your own at: https://praxiscycles.com/cranks/

In Depth Review of the Praxis Zayante Cranks was last modified: June 7th, 2017 by Phil Mooney

I began road racing as an undergraduate after taking a class entitled “The Science of Cycling” as a winter term course at DePauw University. I joined the collegiate cycling team as a freshman, became hooked on cycling, and quickly became a Cat 1 racer on the road and track. I continued to race seriously after moving to northern California for graduate school at UC Davis (Geology). The 2010 season was my first season road racing on a national level at NRC races, riding for the Yahoo! Cycling Team. Immediately after finishing graduate school, I signed my first professional contract and spent the year racing in Europe with Team Raleigh. A few years and many miles later, I made the decision to retire from road racing and start to enjoy more leisurely rides on my mountain bike. In conjunction with this switch, I got married to my wonderful wife, Mandy, and took a more traditional job in the Department of Geology at Sonoma State University. In 2015, I continued to work at Sonoma State while taking over the helm as the owner and manager of Mooney Cycling LLC, the business umbrella that runs the Herbalife p/b Marc Pro – Nature’s Bakery Team, and also launching the Bikelangelo brand of custom stem caps with some friends. You can now find me answering emails from my phone as I continue to enjoy riding around beautiful northern California!